Subject: Global Warming: The Eclipse Solution


To those it concerns. Everyone!


This is to suggest a possible solution to the global warming problem.
I am a retired scientist but wonder what practical engineers think of this idea.
Maybe I am overlooking major or impossible obstacles?

By placing a thin film (The Eclipse) in orbit between the earth and sun we can cause some sunlight to be blocked from reaching the surface of the earth and ocean. The orbit must be near Geo-synchronous and move in the opposite direction of communication satellites. The synchronicity will cause the film to stay centered on the line that runs between the earth and the sun and thus block some of the sunlight that falls on the equator.

The amount of blockage can be regulated by the size of the film to just balance the effect of greenhouse gasses.

By a slight tilt in the orbit away from the equatorial plane and a slightly elliptical orbit it will be possible to avoid trying to occupy the same space as the communication satellites.

While expensive, the installation of the Eclipse will cost a lot less then the damage from the melting of the polar ice caps.

Further, we will be able to continue to use fossil fuels. We can increase the extent of the solar blockage as necessary to compensate for rising CO2 levels.

James F. Dillworth
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